A man walking his small dog in Boulder, Colorado, on Thursday night was confronted by a mountain lion that apparently saw the dog as its next meal. The cougar crossed the street and walked toward Juan ...

A mountain lion was shot and killed in Downieville, California, last week by two residents who came to their neighbor’s aid. The cougar had a pet dog in its mouth when it was killed, California ...

Field evidence of cougars in North America / Chris Bolgiano ... [et al.] -- A survey of recent accounts of mountain lion (Puma concolor) in Arkansas / David Clark ... [et al.] -- Arkansas Game and ...

Known by different names including phantom cat, cougar, panther and puma, this extraordinary furtive feline is not only at the top of the food chain but is the most perfect hunter to walk the earth.

After a mountain lion attacked a 5-year-old boy over the weekend, some commenters on social media blasted officials’ decision to kill the big cat and accused the boy’s family of provoking the animal.